Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Denmark
Denmark: Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index was 1 index in 2024. ▬ Flat
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Denmark, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 1 index for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Denmark peaked at 1.04 index in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.9995 index, in 2018.
Denmark ranks 97th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.01 index | 0.9998 index | 1.04 index | 8 |
| 2010s | 1 index | 0.9995 index | 1 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 index | 0.9997 index | 1 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 42,105 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.52 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Denmark?
- Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Denmark was 1 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 index in 2002.
- What is the lowest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9995 index in 2018.
- How does Denmark rank for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Denmark ranks 97th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal net enrollment rates in lower secondary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.